What’s It All About?
I’ve been in a musical whirlwind for the past few weeks. It’s all good stuff going on, but I feel like if I don’t get some sleep soon, I’m going to collapse! There just aren’t enough hours in the day to get everything done that I want to accomplish. I’m charged and feeling full of creativity. I’ve been working on a new, musical project every night into the wee hours. (I’ll tell you more about it soon.) It’s a positive thing. But my evenings are getting longer and later. That’s NOT a good thing!
I’ve been playing LOTS of shows with my band. They’ve been going great, and we’ve been having a ball playing to people who seem to like what we’re doing. I feel so lucky to have such a wonderful bunch of musicians to play with. These guys are HOT!
The press has been pretty swell, too. Click HERE to read a great article that came out about us last week in Binghamton, NY. And click HERE to see a blog post from Chris Kocher about the show that night. And HERE’S a little review, complete with a video, from Gordon Nash about the show this Saturday night at the Living Room in NYC.
In other news, a couple of weeks ago, I did the unthinkable and left my wheeled backpack with most of my expensive electric violin gear on the backseat of a yellow cab here in NYC. It was one o’clock in the morning and I was coming home from a gig and I was REALLY tired (obviously). Unfortunately, I had paid in cash and didn’t have a receipt with the cab number on it.
Through a major stroke of luck, and the NYC Taxi Commission’s use of GPS, they were able to find the driver and return my bag back to me late the following night. I believe that there are still good, honest people in the world, and I want to send out a REALLY big huzzah to Kasem, my cab driver for turning my bag back in that night. And to Mrs. Jones at the NYPD for talking me down at 9 AM by telling me that I had to BELIEVE with all of my heart that I would get my bag back.
In one day, through a pretty stressful incident, I was introduced to several exceptional human beings. I REALLY love this city and its people like Kasem and Mrs. Jones, and Sean, the guy at the taxi dispatchers that took my calls every hour on the hour trying to track down my stuff. They help make NYC the great town that this is.
REALLY BIG NEWS: I’ve just renewed my endorsement with BARCUS-BERRY VIOLINS! I’m at the top of their list of endorsees. Check it out HERE. This is my quote from their website about the Barcus-Barry violin:
”For years, while I was the violinist on NPR’s Mountain Stage Radio show, I got the chance to play just about every electric violin on the market, but none of them compared to the Barcus-Berry I got while still in music school. While touring with various acts, I’ve collected just about all the Barcus-Berry violin finishes that have been in production and audiences love the way they look on stage! Most importantly, they SOUND amazing! I’ve used the Barcus-Berry in all my electric recording sessions and on all of my albums. There’s no question about it.. The quality and performance of the Barcus-Berry violin can’t be beat.”
In honor of the occasion, the good folks over at Barcus-Berry are sending me a brand-new violin in AMETHYST. Expect to see me playing it at live shows real soon!
Oh, by the way, don’t forget to VOTE FOR ME for the Radio Crystal Blue Contest. See my last post. Thanks. 
FINALLY… My birthday is this Friday, I’m going to London on April 9 to do some writing and gigging, and my long-awaited vacation to Hawaii with LG is in May. LOTS to look forward to. I’ll keep you posted!
Tags: Barcus-Berry, Deni Bonet, Updates
It’s almost Christmas, and I REALLY need to reach out to all of my blog buddies today. I recently blogged about a new, fun, irrereverent Christmas song that I’ve recorded that was picked up by American Airlines to be played on their In-flight entertainment channel. This includes ALL domestic and international flights for the month of December! 
